Chapter 367: Division of Labour and Cooperation

At 8am on the 28th of April, a private jet from the United States landed at London's Luton Airport. Compared to the famous Heathrow Airport, Luton Airport is a small airport that provides take-off and landing services and aircraft maintenance for private jets.

Luton Airport was originally built by a certain Sir for his own use and was not open to the public for a long time. However, due to the Sir's bankruptcy, it had to be sold and became a service airport for private jets and charter flights . However, due to the complete range of ancillary services, the transformation of Lydd Airport has been very smooth and successful, and many private jets flying to London choose to land here.

George had only just stepped out of the cabin when he saw a Rolls-Royce waiting. A slender Englishman opened the door for George: 'Hello, Mr. George, I was instructed to meet you here. The Earl is waiting for you at his castle.'

George did not say a word, just nodded his head and got into the car. Then, an hour later, he arrived at York Castle, which had once been the castle of the York family, the British royal family. Later, with the change of dynasties, the York family was no longer royal, but still owned the castle.

A car drives straight into the castle. In the middle of the castle grounds, an Englishman in a formal suit is sitting having tea.

He smiles and invites George to sit down, and brings George a cup of freshly brewed coffee: 'You can definitely take the day off. Your eyes are so red, it's not at all gentlemanly, and you look more like a Wall Street speculator with a stink of money on you.'

George knew he didn't look good, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he had flown across the Atlantic from Itely to London. he had a special bed to rest in on the plane, but he still felt very tired. At this time, he could feel as if there was a wire in his head, stabbing him with pain.

George smiled wryly and said, 'Earl Mountbatten, if you were forced to choose between bankruptcy and being a gentleman, I think you would do the same as me.'

The Earl put down his glass and smiled slightly: 'I have already heard that you were badly beaten up by a few small Chinese in Etley. Not only did 15 billion dollars of non-performing assets come to light, but you even lost your relationship with the Morgan family. So please forgive me for saying so, Mr George, what you have done is really very poor, compared to your father.'

George also looked up at the Count and said, 'Then please forgive me for saying so, Mr Count, that Zhou Ming is simply the devil. If you dare to get involved, your end will only be more miserable than mine!'

The Earl's face showed disdain: 'It seems that Mr. George you have indeed weakened, and have actually fallen to resorting to such shameless methods to get me involved?'

George remained unflappable and insisted: 'If you want to insist on thinking that way, I can't help it, but I'm just stating a fact!'

The Earl shrugged: 'All right, if you're so insistent, but I think we should get down to business first. Unless, of course, Mr. George intends to fly across the Atlantic and engage in a pointless argument with me.'

George calmed down when the Earl of Mountbatten said this, and then said to the Earl, 'Since you already know the situation at Etrina, I won't beat around the bush. The Great Wood Bank needs a lot of money, and I hope the York family can help.'

'How much exactly?' asked the Earl.

George held up two fingers: 'At least 20 billion US dollars.'

The Earl nodded: 'That's not a problem. I can get that amount together at any time. But I must ask you something: are you asking for the money in your personal capacity, or as head of the Greatwood family? You must understand that if you ask for money in one capacity, my attitude or that of the York family, will be completely different. After all, it's 20 billion dollars, not 20 dollars...'

George was initially stunned to hear the count's prompt response, but then he became very dissatisfied when he heard what he said next: 'I'm sorry, don't see the difference. And thirteen years ago, I already sold myself to you in order to gain the support of the York family. Don't you still believe in my loyalty?'

The Earl shook his finger and corrected: 'I would rather call it a transaction of interests between you and us for the sake of inheriting the family.'

'Mr. Montbarton!' George said solemnly, 'my patience is limited!'

The earl helplessly spread his hands: 'What a humourless American. In the interest of the relationship between the Wood and York families, I can help you get a low-interest loan from the Royal Bank of London for a total of 20 billion US dollars. Do you think that's enough?'

George let out a sigh of relief. He stood up and gave the Earl of Mountbatten a solemn bow, adding, 'However, due to the time of day, I need to get the money today and let the media know.'

So, at George's request, the Earl of Mountbatten agreed to take him personally to the Royal Bank of London and hold a press conference at 3 pm. At the press that the Royal Bank of London would provide a loan of 15.3 billion pounds, equivalent to 20 billion US dollars, to help the Greatwood Bank deal with the crisis.

The news quickly spread back to the United States, and a tripartite conference call between Ming Zhou, Tang Ran and J.P. Morgan was immediately convened.

When the call was connected, Ming Chow asked directly, 'Mr Jack, is this the last card you were talking about?'

'I'm sorry, Ming Chow, but I think it's difficult for me to answer this question, because the Morgan family is only half the age of the Greatwood family,' Jack then changed the subject, saying, 'But I guess this should be their last trump card, because there have only been two times in the history of the Daewood family when they have asked for help from the British mainland: once during the Second War of Independence and once during the Great Depression.'

'But it must be said that their approach has been very effective,' Jack concluded.

Zhou Ming of course understood this point. Now that the loan had been completed, not only had the Daewood family's financial problems been temporarily resolved, but it had also been announced in the media, so when the stock market opened tomorrow, it was likely to cause the stock market to rise.

However, Zhou Ming thought of another problem, so he asked, 'But I remember that the Daewood family is not a French family, right? How is it related to London? And it can still get the support of a bank with a royal title.'

Zhou Minghui asked this question because he had once forgotten where he read that it is very difficult to obtain a royal chartered title in the UK, because it is necessary to provide more than five years of service, and all the members of the royal family who enjoy the service have not expressed any dissatisfaction with the service, the king will allow the company to use this title.

'It seems that Mr. Zhou Ming's knowledge is very extensive, and this question will involve the chaotic throne succession in Europe,' Jack said, 'The Daewood family is indeed from France, but he is only a branch of another family, and that family used to rule England and become king. Although they are no longer royal, they are still British aristocrats with a huge amount of wealth and superhuman influence.'

Zhou Ming raised an eyebrow: 'Mr. Jack, there seems to be another meaning in your words.'

Jack said: "Indeed, my idea is that since the Greatwood family has gone to the UK and played his last trump card, then everything will come to an end here.'

'Why is that? Is the Royal Bank of London that powerful?" Zhou Ming asked curiously.

'It's not a matter of being good or not, but there is no need for financial conflict with London,' Jack said to Ming. 'I think you should know that the Morgan family only got to where they are today because they accepted investment from the UK. Therefore, there has always been a rule in the Morgan family that does not allow the family to directly engage in any form of financial conflict with the UK.'

Zhou Ming was even more curious: 'I don't understand, is the financial strength of the UK that strong that it scares you? Or do you simply regard the British as heroes because of their descent?'

'I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't think I can answer this question. I can only say that the United Kingdom, as the former empire of the sun that never set, plundered wealth from all over the world. The wealth held by the British aristocracy is a secret that will never be revealed,' Jack said.

It sounds like it's true. Britain may not be a large country, but it has colonised the whole world and plundered a lot of wealth. Later, with the decline of the colonial era, Britain lost a large number of colonies, but the wealth that has been plundered to the UK will not disappear. No one knows how much wealth the British aristocrats have hidden, but at least the world knows that London is a world financial centre on par with New York.

In addition, the top ten American conglomerates or financial families all have a British connection to a greater or lesser extent. The Morgans even rose to prominence directly as a result of British investment. It is therefore no wonder that there is a natural fear of the British.

Thinking about this, Zhou Ming said to Jack, 'Since Mr. Jack is a little intimidated by the British, perhaps we can work together.'

Jack automatically blocked out the words "intimidated" and asked, 'How can we work together?'

'You continue to deal with the Greatwood family, and I will go and have a good talk with the British. If we can't come to an agreement, I will teach them a lesson to make them behave,' said Zhou Ming. 'I'm the one going to deal with the British, so I don't think this will make Jack break any rules, will it?'

Jack replied in the affirmative, but asked uncertainly if Zhou Ming really wanted to do it. Zhou Ming replied, 'There's no other choice now.'

Jack had no choice but to say, 'I can only wish you good luck. And I feel it is necessary to remind you that the British are very conservative and their minds are like stone, . So if you go to them to negotiate, you will only be humiliated by them. You'd better teach them a lesson first, and then they will calm down and listen to you.'

'Looks It seems that these British people are really quite despicable!' Zhou Ming teased, 'Of course, in order to ensure that I can teach those British people a lesson, I need the Morgans to help me contact someone named Joloos.'